Improvement in rein-holders



E. N. PORTER, W. E. HAWES @L C. R. PAGE.`

Rein-Holder.

Patented Sept. 7,1875.

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EDWARD N. PORTER, WILLIAM E. HAWES, AND CHARLES R. PAGE, OF MORRISVILLE,VERMONT.

IMPRovEMl-:N'r IN REIN-HoLDER's.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,564, datedSeptember 7, 1875 application filed February 15, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD N. PoR- TER, WM. E. HAwEs, and GHARLEs R.PAGE,

of Morrisville, in the county of Lamoille and in the State of Vermont,have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Rein- Holders; anddo hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a reinholder, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our inventionappertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, refer' ring to the annexed drawing, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of our reinholder, and Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section through a part thereof.

A represents a bar, of any suitable dimensions, provided with twouprightstandards, B B, forming the frame of our rein-holder, and whichmay be ornamented in any suitable manner, or made plain, as desired.From the bar A, between the two standards, rise two vertical rods, a a,upon each of which are placed two ca1ns,O O. These cams are constructedas shown, each being slightly cut away at opposite ends to overlap eachother when placed upon the rod, leaving a wide enough space between saidoverlapping parts to admit a spring, l), in front of the rod, and theends of this spring lie in grooves on the rear sides of the cams. Thespring D acts upon the camsG to press them forward against pins :v w,which prevent the cams from turning too far forward.

By the arrangement of the four cams C, as shown and described, the reinsmay be placed either together or separate, as desired, and it will alsoadmit of holding the lines separately when four horses are driven.

Our rein-holder is fastened to the dashboard by means of two bars, E E,which are slotted vertically at their lower end, placed on thedash-board, and fastened by means of setscrews b b. The upper ends ofthese bars are formed with shoulders d on their inner sides, and uponthese shoulders rest ears or lugs ce, projecting from the under side ofthe reinholder frame A B. Through these lugs, and through the upper endsof the bars, passes a rod, h, fastened by means of a nut, c'. By thismeans the rein-holder can be adjusted atany angle desired with relationto the bars E E, and held firmly when thus adjusted, which admits of therein-holder being used on any dash board, as, no matter what angle thedashboard is on, the rein-holder may be set perpendicularly.

This mode of attaching a rein-holder to a dash-board maybe used withrein-holders of any construction.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The cams C C, pivoted on the rod a, in combination with the spring D,passed in front of the rod, and its ends resting in grooves on the rearsides of the cams, sub` stantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the bar A, having standards B B formed in onepiece, and rods a a with two grooved cams, G C. pvoted on said rods, andspring D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. f

3. The combination, with arein-holder having downward-projecting ears orlugs e e on its base, of the bars E E, slotted at their lower ends, andprovided with shoulders d at their upper ends, the set-screws b, rod h,and nut i, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with arms temporarily attached to the dash-board, ofa rein-holder adjustable rotatively on such arms, whereby therein-holder may be set in proper position, no matter what the angle ofthe dash-board, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our handsthis 9th Aday of January, 1875.

EDWARD N. PORTER. WILLIAM E. HAWES. CHARLES R. PAGE.

Witnesses:

A. M. BURKE, H. R. JoNEs.

